South African tycoon Elon Musk continues to be in the public eye. Today, Monday, the billionaire returned to his place as the richest man in the world according to Forbes list of “World’s Real Time Billionaires”.

List puts controversial Twitter owner in first place with net worth 241 thousand 100 million dollars after the increase in the value of Tesla shares, which make up the bulk of the millionaire’s fortune.

this Monday morningTesla shares rose more than 2.5%, reaching a value just above $266. The rise represents a recovery from the previous week’s sharp drop that followed an announcement that the company would offer seven-year loan financing to new Tesla customers.

Musk’s increase in wealth has led to him surpassing Bernard Arnaultwhich also tops the list and currently has $234.6 billion.

Previously, Musk lost the title of the richest man in the world, losing an estimated $18 billion as a result. Falling Tesla shares.

The company experienced a drop of nearly 10% immediately after the release of its quarterly earnings report.

On the same Monday, Elon Musk’s name became a trend on social networks, but for a different reason than his return to the first place of the richest people in the world. The owner of Twitter has once again sparked controversy because the bluebird logo that has identified the social network for years has become history. Now Twitter will be denoted by an “X”.